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EXHIBIT (10)(b)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registration
Statement No. 33-43773 of Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A
on Form N-4 of our reports on (i) Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company dated
February 28, 2000, and (ii) Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account
A dated February 14, 2000, appearing in the Statement of Additional Information,
which is a part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration
Statement.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
July 7, 2000
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